The terror suspect is considered a threat to society — “the mastermind of a global conspiracy” responsible for thousands of crimes, including bombings and mass murder.

He also happens to be a fuzzy brown teddy bear.

That’s the central conceit of “Clifford Chase’s Winkie,” the Godlight Theatre Company’s adaptation of Chase’s satirical novel about the war on terror.

As we quickly learn, Winkie has escaped from his suburban home after coming to life. He reportedly perpetrated a series of horrific crimes — including teaching evolution in schools — before being apprehended in a cabin in the West Virginia woods.

Winkie soon finds himself in the middle of a media and legal firestorm. His only allies are his former owner, Clifford (Nick Paglino); a sympathetic lesbian nurse (Geraldine Johns), and his hapless court-appointed lawyer (Adam Kee), none of whom can prevent Winkie from undergoing electric-shock torture.

As adapted in overly emphatic fashion by Matt Pelfrey, the play fails to sustain its premise over its 90-minute run. Still, there are enough laughs here to make the evening worthwhile, and director Joe Tantalo’s energetic staging provides plenty of goofily absurdist touches — as when the entire ensemble breaks into “Happy Talk” from “South Pacific.”

Best of all is Winkie, who — as voiced and manipulated by Paglino, the actor playing Clifford — seems like a living, breathing teddy bear. His solo curtain call is well-deserved.